Chicago State University vs Governors State University
Chicago State University is harder to get into (43% vs 48% admitted), and students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $7,273 vs $15,833 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$23,493
$28,740
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$7,273
$15,833
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Chicago State University
Governors State University
Under $30,000
$7,266
$13,403
$30,000–$48,000
$5,793
$13,369
$48,000–$75,000
$6,137
$13,326
$75,000–$110,000
$13,863
$22,036
Over $110,000
$8,093
$23,297
After you start
Measure
Chicago State University
Governors State University
Undergrads
1,384
2,556
Graduate within 6 years
17%
20%
Come back for year two
57%
56%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$48,395
$61,863
Median debt at graduation
$29,308
$18,750
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. How we get our numbers